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Current Opportunity: Principal & Chief Executive, Strode College

9th October 2020

Strode CollegePrincipal & Chief ExecutiveSalary c£100,000 Strode College is a tertiary college in Street, Somerset. Located on a well resourced modern campus, the college works with 1,600 16-18 year olds, 90% of whom are studying advanced level programmes, as well as 2,500 adult students and 250 apprentices. Strode College has a turnover of c.£12 million and is one of the largest employers in the area. This is an excellent opportunity to lead a successful and ambitious tertiary college focused on the achievements and wellbeing of our students and the community we serve. Strode College has enjoyed a period of sustained success, with the highest possible outcomes in both an Ofsted monitoring visit and Higher Education review in May 2012, culminating in being graded as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in September 2014. The college nursery was also graded as outstanding in May 2015. Our Principal James Staniforth is now moving on to become the CEO of the Shrewsbury Colleges Group and the Board of Governors is seeking to appoint a dynamic, motivated Principal to take Strode to the next level. For more information about the post, please visit the microsite.